Clavering, correspondence

Scope and Content

  • MS 1021/3;D Letters (73) to the British Admiralty, 1823-1824 [Official correspondence written in HMS Griper] 146 leaves, holograph (Xerox)
  • MS 1021/2/1-11;D Letters (11) to James Smith, 1823-1824 [Mainly relating to Arctic voyage of HMS Griper] 74 leaves, holograph (Xerox)

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence comprises of both official and unofficial letters written by Clavering during the British Naval Scientific Expedition, 1823 to Svalbard and Greenland.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient